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Title: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 April 2009, 09:13:37

Reasonably priced and ok spec, ideal for around the house and basic checks under the bonnet:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_9443.htm

Appears to be much btter than the super cheap ones!

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: miggcddave on 09 April 2009, 09:15:33

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Reasonably priced and ok spec, ideal for around the house and basic checks under the bonnet:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_9443.htm

Appears to be much btter than the super cheap ones!

i missed that one / looks ok for the money :y

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: nick v6 on 09 April 2009, 09:15:38

i might get one of those
the one ive been using for a while is on its last legs

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 April 2009, 09:16:36

Its good because it supports current measurement which can help with battery drain faults etc.

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Richie London on 09 April 2009, 10:18:34

i bought one from there last time deb put it up, theve changed the colour of the casing from yellow. theres some good stuff in there at the moment.  :y :y

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Welung666 on 09 April 2009, 10:47:29

I feel a shopping spree coming on :y

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Ian_D on 09 April 2009, 14:14:56

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Its good because it supports current measurement which can help with battery drain faults etc.

I thought most meters did?

Does look like a good buy though!  :y

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: smoothomega on 09 April 2009, 17:12:03

I had one of them the last time around too, one with the yellow casing, dropped it twice from about 6ft and it still works a treat  :y

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: TheBoy on 09 April 2009, 18:26:18

i have uber cheap for use on car (has current settings though), and a resonable (but non calibrated) on for indoors.

I normally end up driving over them

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Auto Addict on 09 April 2009, 20:02:30

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I had one of them the last time around too, one with the yellow casing, dropped it twice from about 6ft and it still works a treat  :y

Try dropping it from 20ft.

Title: Re: A useful tool from Aldi
Post by: Big Rod on 09 April 2009, 20:32:31

Having worked in electronics for a bit I always swore by my Fluke meter, but since I've left that arena, I've had cheap things.

The best one was one that cost me £3 off Leighton Buzzard market one Saturday on a whim, but it expired, (in a grand fashion I might add!!),  when I lent it to my builders to try to fault find on their cordless hammer drill.

I do like Adli's stuff actually, if I'm passing, I might just procure one of those!